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Islamic State big turban, two close personal friends killed in airstrike in Diyala
[Iraq News] An Islamic State...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... leader and two of his  , northeast of Baqubah, an official from Diyala province said on Tuesday.Speaking to AlSumaria News, Sadeq al-Husseini, head of the security committee of Diyala provincial council, said, "an airstrike targeted a rest house near Hamreen lake, leaving a big shot killed and two companions killed. The rest house, located underground, was destroyed." "Shelling the rest house was based on intelligence information that accurately located it," Husseini said. "Aerial bombardment helped in 2017 in killing more than fifty IS members, including prominent leaders, especially in al-Zour basin, al-Waqf and Neft Khana," Husseini added. According to security sources, air force carried out several airstrikes that targeted Islamic State pockets in Diyala over the past few months. Posted by: Fred 2018-01-24 |
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